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Authors & Reviewers: Kimberli Galloway, PMHNP-BC

Kimberli Galloway, PMHNP-BC
Medical Director, Alternative to Meds Center

Kimberli Galloway, PMHNP-BC, Medical Director and medical reviewer at Alternative to Meds CenterKimberli Galloway is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with more than 20 years of behavioral health experience and over 15 years of nursing and clinical leadership experience. As Medical Director at Alternative to Meds Center, she oversees the center’s psychiatric and medical services and reviews medical content published on this site.

Kimberli specializes in psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma-related conditions, serious mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders. She has helped clients safely reduce and discontinue psychiatric medications under medical supervision, developing individualized treatment plans that integrate evidence-based psychiatric care with nutrition, lifestyle interventions, and complementary therapies when appropriate.

Kimberli has served at Alternative to Meds Center since January 2011, holding clinical leadership roles including Clinical Director and Director of Nursing before becoming Medical Director. She works closely with physicians, therapists, naturopathic practitioners, nurses, and the multidisciplinary treatment team to ensure each client receives safe, individualized, and comprehensive care.

Education & Credentials

  • Board-Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Walden University
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Indiana University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (BA), Indiana University
  • Registered Nurse (RN)

Professional Memberships

License Verification

Kimberli’s nursing and nurse practitioner licensure can be verified through Nursys, the national nurse license verification system.

Clinical Leadership Experience

  • Alternative to Meds Center: Medical Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, former Clinical Director, and former Director of Nursing
  • Telecare Corporation: Director of Nursing, Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
  • Hospice of the South Coast: Director of Clinical Services

How Our Medical Content Is Reviewed

Medication articles on this site are reviewed by a licensed clinician for clinical accuracy against current research and FDA prescribing information. Reviewers check withdrawal, tapering, and side-effect information for safety, and articles show the reviewer’s name and the date of the most recent review. Information on this site is educational and is not a substitute for individual medical advice; never stop or change a medication without supervision from a qualified prescriber.

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